Intense pulse light treatment is a medical procedure that involves the treatment of certain skin conditions using the light of varying wavelengths.
The light penetrates the epidermis (top skin layer) down to the dermis (second skin layer) where the skin cell pigments absorb the light to elicit treatment of the skin condition it is targeted at.
IPL is becoming an increasing sought-after cosmetic procedure. It is used to reduce wrinkles and ageing signs. Other uses include removal of hair, freckles, sunburns, birthmarks, and hyperpigmentation.
Most IPL treatments target the melanin. A handheld flashgun is held across the skin delivering a spectrum of light, adjusted to a particular wavelength, down the skin layers.
After your first session, you may notice your skin becoming smoother and more radiant. Fine lines may be less noticeable as the IPL stimulates collagen production, a key factor in maintaining skin's elasticity and youthfulness.
Permanent Hair Removal
The light spectrum travels until it hits the hair root where melanin concentration is high. As the hair root absorbs the light, the light energy is converted to heat energy, which heats it.
The hair root becomes disintegrated. This prevents the future growth of the targeted hair and makes the dark colour on the skin to fade.
IPL treatment is used for
- Keloid scars
- Stretch marks
- Scars
- Freckles
- Melasma
- Hyperpigmentation
- Rosacea
- Sunburns
- Skin whitening
- Underarms whitening
- Permanent Hair Removal (full course)
IPL, when adjusted to different wavelengths, can be used to accomplish other cosmetic needs. Apart from the treatment of skin discolouration, IPL hair removal is another treatment the cosmetic surgery can accomplish.
Other skin conditions IPL is used on are wrinkles, birthmark, visible blood vessels and veins, large skin pores, and uneven skin.
IPL treatments take between 15 and 60 minutes depending on the body area. Bikini lines take around 15 minutes while the legs take up to 60 minutes.
Wrinkles at the face are removed using the procedure.
Also, it is used to remove hair from the lower right arm, lower left arm, upper right arm, upper left arm, upper right leg, upper left leg, bikini line, underarms, buttocks, upper back, lower back, toes, fingers, fingers, hands, shoulder, lower right leg, and lower left leg.
It can be used for underarm whitening.
IPL treatment does not just lighten the armpit skin, but it can also be used to remove unwanted hair. It is a relatively pain-free and highly effective method. You should start treatment with the lowest strength setting to test the sensitivity of the patient's skin in that area.